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Brazil betting ban: Supreme Court halts lower court challenges pending ruling
Justice Luiz Fux has paused lower court proceedings against Brazil's federal betting ban, so operators and bettors now wait on the Supreme Federal Court, or on Congress.
Stake Brazil court injunction overturned as TRF-3 blocks operator again
The Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region has suspended the injunction that let Stake take bets in Brazil until 25 October, putting the operator back on the blackout list. More than 3,500 industry workers have already lost their jobs since Provisional Measure 1.394.
AGU asks STF to declare Brazil betting laws unconstitutional as ban closes market
Brazil's Attorney General's Office has asked the Supreme Federal Court to declare the betting legalisation laws unconstitutional. Licensed operators must take their sites offline from 6 October, with refunds to bettors moving through the banks from 9 October.
Brazil betting ban: Central Bank blocks betting transactions
Brazil's Central Bank has ordered payment institutions to stop processing Pix and bank slip transfers to betting operators, one of the enforcement steps under Provisional Measure 1,394. Broadcasters have asked the Supreme Court to suspend the ban.